Unified patent court proposals would harm small businesses, committee of MPs report

A new court framework that would rule on validity and infringement cases stemming from proposed new unitary patents in the EU would be "prohibitively expensive" for small UK businesses to use, a committee of MPs has said. 04 May 2012

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Voluntary third party funders' code has 'manifest weaknesses', peers say

A voluntary code of conduct that has been drawn up by third parties who want to fund civil court cases in return for a share of any award has "manifest weaknesses" and should be replaced with mandatory standards, a peer has said. 13 Feb 2012

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Insurance industry must take action to stop customers launching spurious legal claims, say MPs

Insurance The insurance industry must take action to stop customers launching spurious legal claims which are driving up the cost of premiums, a committee group of MPs has said. 16 Jan 2012

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